Any numbers to compare?
05.10.2013 22:07 пользователь "David Goodenough" <
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> On Saturday 05 Oct 2013, garyamort wrote:
> > Ran across this article last night:
> > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTI5MDI
> I think you have misread this article.
> >
> > Siarhei Siamashka <http://ssvb.github.io/> wasn't happy with the open
> > source framebuffer driver for his Raspberry Pi that utilizes the built in
> > Mali GPU.
> The article talks about A10/20 chips, not the Raspberry Pi.
> >
> > It seems the main problem was that the driver was just a basic  driver
> with
> > some function call replacements to use the Mali GPU's special functions.
> The Pi does not use a Mali GPU, neither do the Beagles.
> >
> > This means that it didn't include any of the other accelerated function
> > calls that come with the Arm platform[NEON and VFRP]
> Yes, this bit is relevant.
> >
> > So he rewrote the fbdev driver using their code, and went ahead and added
> > the calls for neon and vfrp.   He also has done it in a very smart
> manner,
> > his driver is a drop in replacement for xf86-video-fbdev.
> >
> > It's default mode of operation is exactly the same as fbdev - so it will
> > work on any platform including both desktops[intel or amd processors] and
> > embedded platforms.
> >
> > During initialization, it will check to see if the Neon features are
> > available, if so it will configure itself to use them.  It checks for
> VFRP
> > and enables those functions.  Finally it checks for the Mali GPU and if
> it
> > is there it enables use of those functions.
> >
> > He's very appropriately named his driver 'fbturbo' amd posted it up to
> > Github.  https://github.com/ssvb/xf86-video-fbturbo
> >
> > This means it should work on the BBB as well and give you a performance
> > boost if running a desktop environment.
> Less that it will for chips like the A10/20, but might be worth a try.
>
> David
>
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